US, Australia to Invest Over $3 Billion in Critical Minerals Over Next 6 Months

President Donald Trump greets Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (R) at the White House on Oct. 20, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Oct. 20 signed a rare earths agreement at the White House, outlining plans for both countries to jointly invest more than $3

Trump Says Insurrection Act Is ‘Strongest Power a President Has’

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One on Oct. 19, 2025. Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo President Donald Trump on Oct. 19 provided more details on the possibility of invoking the Insurrection Act due to rampant crime in U.S. cities, saying it is the “strongest power a president has” and noting that numerous presidents

Top U.S. officials return to Israel after violence tests Gaza ceasefire

The fragile peace deal President Trump spearheaded between Israel and Hamas in Gaza appeared on Monday to have survived serious threats over the weekend. The top U.S. officials who helped negotiate the ceasefire and hostage release agreement — senior envoy Steve Witkoff and Mr. Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner — were back in Israel on Monday

Senate plans 11th vote to fund government on Day 20 of shutdown

Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent, said on “CBS Mornings” that a guaranteed vote on Democrats’ health care priorities won’t be enough to reopen the government, and he expressed alarm over the “broken” and “dysfunctional” health care system.  Along with the health insurance premiums that are set to rise without an extension of Affordable Care

LIVE NOW: Third Circuit Court Hears Oral Arguments on Alina Habba’s Appointment as US Attorney

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals is scheduled to hear oral arguments at 10:30 a.m. ET on Oct. 20 to determine if the appointment of President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Alina Habba, as acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey violated federal law and whether this should invalidate the prosecutions she oversaw. Original